peeve
peeve — verb
- peevepresent simple I / you / we / they
- peeves3rd person singular
- peeving-ing form
- peevedpast simple
1. to make someone feel slightly angry or bothered by a small problem or rude act
to make someone feel slightly angry or bothered by a small problem or rude act
The constant tapping from the next desk peeved Amelia all morning.
repeated small irritation as subject + peeve + person
A broken card machine peeved customers outside the fruit shop.
The airline's second seat change peeved Emre before boarding began.
Yuki's little brother kept borrowing her charger, and that peeved her.
The coach's late text peeved Vikram after he reached the station.
文法句型
peeve + somebody
something peeves somebody
用法筆記
The thing causing the annoyance is usually the subject, and the annoyed person is the direct object. It usually suggests mild, personal irritation rather than deep anger.
常見錯誤
peeve — noun
- peevesingular
- peevesplural
1. a particular habit, action, or situation that keeps bothering someone in a perso
a particular habit, action, or situation that keeps bothering someone in a personal way
The dripping tap in the guest room became Christopher's nightly peeve.
become + person's + peeve
For Yasmin, people who chew loudly are a serious peeve.
Aarav's main peeve at work is meetings that start late.
One family peeve is shoes left outside the bathroom door.
Slow reply-all emails are Reuben's biggest office peeve.
文法句型
somebody's peeve
main peeve is + noun phrase
biggest peeve
用法筆記
This sense names the thing that causes the irritation, not the feeling itself. It often appears with words like main, biggest, office, family, or pet because the annoyance is tied to a person or group.
常見錯誤
2. a lingering feeling of irritated resentment after something unfair or rude has h
a lingering feeling of irritated resentment after something unfair or rude has happened
A touch of peeve stayed in the manager's voice after the rude reply.
a touch of peeve for a slight but lasting mood
Several fans still carried a peeve after the unfair result.
The apology slowly cleared the peeve from Christopher's voice.
By sunset, the old peeve about the broken promise had eased.
- resentment
stronger and more lasting, often tied to deeper unfairness
- irritation
broader and more neutral for the annoyed feeling itself
- ill feeling
focuses on bad feeling between people rather than a single event
文法句型
a touch of peeve
carry a peeve
peeve in somebody's voice
用法筆記
This use is rarer than sense 1 and points to the irritated feeling itself, not the cause. It often appears in descriptive writing with words such as touch, old, or lingering.